Osaka is a popular destination for U.S. travelers to Japan and for good reason. The city has a distinct, delicious food scene ...

Octopus is, unquestionably, the main ingredient here, the essential part of Osaka’s great gift to Japan: takoyaki. Dough balls filled with diced octopus, fried until blisteringly hot ...

OSAKA -- One mid-May day at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, a mix of Japanese visitors and foreign tourists could be seen lined up at a stall selling " takoyaki rolls" -- an international twist on the ...

According to the Griddle Konamon Flow Chart, the roots of takoyaki go back to a dish called rajioyaki, a popular one at Osaka’s street stalls in the early Shōwa period (1926–1989).

When she was in high school, she had once manned a takoyaki stall with her class during their school’s ... So perhaps squid isn’t going to replace octopus in one of Osaka’s most popular street dishes ...

For an unfettered celebration of Osaka's pleasure-seeking appetite, head to Minami. It straddles the Dotonbori Canal and glows with neon signs pointing to street food stalls and shopping arcades.